Design ThinkingLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: TE00BX15
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- English
- Responsible person
- Tarmo Karhu
Objective
After the course student knows different definitions of design thinking and is able to apply design thinking viewpoint and some of the methods in different challenges and in multidisciplinary teams and different fields.
Content
Design thinking as a way of observing, seeing, and sensing the world.
Design thinking as methods of making sense of the complexity.
Design Thinking 5 ECTS course fits for anyone, who wishes to learn holistic human and experimental approach to be exploited in different challenges in different professional fields.
The course is structured in Introduction and in four main themes (A4DT - Approach Four Design Thinking):
1. Holistic View
2. Human View
3. Experimenting / prototyping
4. Concept Design
Each theme includes group tasks that are built on previous tasks.